Elmhurst Hospital Center: labor and delivery in Elmhurst, NY
Elmhurst Hospital Center is a hospital in Elmhurst, Queens County, New York that delivers babies. It handled 2,331 deliveries in 2025. Of first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby, 29% delivered by C-section (679 such births). That is the same as the New York rate of 29% and above the U.S. median of 26%.
- 29%First-birth C-section rate
- 2,331Deliveries in 2025
- YesBirthing-Friendly designation
- 849Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries
- 2 of 5Patient survey stars
- 2 of 5Overall hospital stars
Birth services at Elmhurst Hospital Center
- Newborn care: Level III NICU
- Lactation consultants
- Childbirth and parenting classes
Address and phone
79-01 Broadway
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Queens County
Call (718) 334-1141 Directions
- Emergency department: Yes
- Hospital type: Acute Care hospital
- Ownership: Government, Local
How Elmhurst Hospital Center compares
| Measure, 2025 | This hospital | New York | U.S. |
|---|---|---|---|
| First-birth C-section rate | 29% | 29% | 26% (median) |
| Severe complications per 10,000 deliveries | 849 | 374 | 285 |
| Severe complications, not counting transfusion-only cases, per 10,000 | 97 | – | 68 |
Severe-complication ranking among U.S. hospitals: Bottom 25% (most complications).
In New York, Elmhurst Hospital Center has the 54th-lowest first-birth C-section rate of 98 hospitals that report one.
The first-birth C-section rate counts first-time mothers with a full-term, single, head-down baby. Complication rates are adjusted for patient risk. Our data explains each number.
What patients say
- Patient survey summary: 2 of 5 stars
- 61% of patients would definitely recommend this hospital
- 58% of patients rated this hospital 9 or 10 out of 10
Survey results cover all patients at the hospital, not only maternity patients.
Birthing-Friendly designation
Elmhurst Hospital Center holds the federal Birthing-Friendly designation. Hospitals earn it by taking part in a perinatal quality collaborative and following maternal safety practices.
Other hospitals that deliver babies near Elmhurst
| Hospital | City | Miles | First-birth C-section rate | Deliveries, 2025 | Birthing-Friendly |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| New York-Presbyterian/Queens | Flushing | 3.2 | 33% | 2,349 | Yes |
| Wyckoff Heights Medical Center | Brooklyn | 3.3 | 18% | 631 | Yes |
| Flushing Hospital Medical Center | Flushing | 3.3 | 33% | 2,054 | Yes |
| New York-Presbyterian Hospital | New York | 3.9 | 30% | 22,616 | Yes |
| Metropolitan Hospital Center | New York | 4.1 | 23% | 1,058 | Yes |
| Jamaica Hospital Medical Center | Jamaica | 4.2 | 33% | 1,458 | Yes |
More in Queens County
- St John's Episcopal Hospital at South Shore (Far Rockaway)
- Flushing Hospital Medical Center (Flushing)
- New York-Presbyterian/Queens (Flushing)
- Jamaica Hospital Medical Center (Jamaica)
- Queens Hospital Center (Jamaica)
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